3 - (68/10) Subtract fraction from whole number - How to subtract fractions?

Subtract Fraction 68/10 from Whole Number 3 and get the result i.e. -19/5 taking help of Number Minus Fraction Calculator along with detailed work.

Ex: 2-(5/10) (or) 4-(6/22) (or) 5-(7/15)

Solution finding the Subtraction of Fraction 68/10 from Whole Number 3

The given input are 3 and 68/10

3 can be written as 3/1 in fraction format

The given fractions are 3/1 and 68/10

Firstly the L.C.M should be done for the denominators of the two fractions 3/1 and 68/10

3/1 - 68/10

The LCM of 1 and 10 (denominators of the fractions) is 10

Given numbers has no common factors except 1. So, there LCM is their product i.e 10

= 3 x 10 - 68 x 1/10

= 30 - 68/10

= -38/10

= -19/5

Result: -19/5

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